Device for supporting timepieces.



. G. J WELLS.

DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING TIMBPIBCES. APPLICATION FILED 061". 7, 1909.

1 45% Patented N0v26,1912.

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Specification of Letters 'ratent.

ltatented Nov. 26, 1912.

Application filed Gctober 7, 1909. Serial No. 521,545.

2b oti whom it may concern: 7 ;Be it .known that I, GEORGE J. Wnms,citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county ofCuyahoga and 'tjtate of Ohio, have invented a certain new size of watchor other similar time piece,

which shall securely hold the time piece in position, which shallsupport the holder ox'ibly, so that the time piece will not be jarred bythe motion of the ,vehicle, and which shall permit of the readydetachment of the holder from its'support, in order that both the timepiece and the holder may be placed in the pocket without detaching thetime piece from its holder.

3. is a front "viewof the holder having a watch clamped therein; Fig. 2is a side ele- Vation of the holder and the watch, and also of thebracket for supporting the same; Fig. 3 is a. plan View of thestructure" shown in Fig. 2; and Figs. 4, 5, 6 and ,7 are-views ofdetails.

Taking up the description of the inven;

"tion by the use of. reference characters, 1 represents the air pipefor-supplying air to the air-brakes of a street car. 2 is a clamp,

the same being shown as formed of a single piece of metal bending backupon itself and having its ends curved to conform to the air pipe. Theparallel portions of the clamp are perforated for the reception ofa boltor Inthe accompanying drawings-Figure is a member at, the same beingturned about the screw at its upper end and being bent backwardly atsubstantially a right angle near its lower end, as shown at 4t, therearend of the member being adapted to rest against the pipe 1 andpreferably being concaved so as to fit said pipe, as shown in Fig. 7.Secured to the part 4 of the member 4- is abracket arm 5, said arm beingpreferably formed of spring metal and having its outer end turnedupwardly at 6, so as to form a substantially right angle with the mainpart of the bracket arm.

For holding the time piece in position, a. curved metallic strip 7 isprovided, the same forming a continuous circle, except at its upperportion, where the ends are spaced apart in order that the stem of thewatch 8 may project therethrough. Secured to the inner side of the strip7 at its lower part is a plate 9, the same extending outwardly totherear of the strip and then being bent upwardly, substantiallyparallel with the plane of the said strip. At its upper end, the plate 9is provided with a circularly-shaped notch 10, the plate being bentforwardly and being secured to the ends of the strip 7 on opposite sidesof the notch 10, said notch also accommodating the stem of the timepiece, The strip 7 and the plate 9 may be secured together in anysuitable manner, as by the rivets shown. 'Near the upper end of theplate 9 the latter is provided with a pair ofparallel transverse slits,and the material between the slits is forced outwardly at 11, so as toform an integral socket or loop into which the end 6 of the bracket armmay extend, the holder proper for the watch being secured to the bracketarm in this manner. If preferred, the loop 11 may be made of a separatepiece and secured at its ends to the plate 9.

For holding the time piece securely in position, clamping members 12 and13 are secured to the strip 7 adjacent its ends, said members beingshown in Fig. as being curved to conform to the edge of the time piece.At the lower part of the holder the strip 7 and the plate 9 arepreferably screwthreaded for the reception of a thumb-screw 14, saidscrew being provided on its upper foration in the lower clamping member16,

. the clamp to the pin and yet permit the pin to turn independently ofthe clamp. By this means the lower clamping member 16 may be adjusted inand out to accommodate time pieces of various sizes, the said memberforcing the time piece upwardly into the clamping members 12 and 13. Inorder that the members may not mar the time piece, and also to insulatethe latter, they are preferably lined with felt, rubber or othersuitable material 17, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6.' Any other suitablemeans may be employed for securing the screw '14 and the clamping member16 together.

From this description it will be readily understood that the holder isreadily adapted to lit time pieces of various sizes, and is also adaptedto securely hold the time pieces in position; At the same time, theflexible and elastic construction of the bracket arm 4 holds the timepiece yieldingly, so that the jars of the vehicle will not interferewith its proper operation. When the motorman or other user of the devicegoes off duty, he can detach the time piece and its holder from thebracket, and can insert the said time piece and holder in his ocketwithout unclamping the time piece rom the holder.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a device for supporting time pieces, the combination with aflexible and elastic bracket arm, of a circularly-shaped strip havingits ends spaced apart, a plate secured at one of its ends to the ends ofsaid strip and at its opposite end to the central part of the strip,clamping members carried by said strip for holding the time piece inposition, and means on the said plate for detachably engaging thebracket arm, whereby the time piece, the strip, the clamping members andthe said plate may be removed from the bracket arm.

1 2. In a device for supporting time pieces, the combination with aflexible and elastic bracket arm, of a circularly-shaped strip havingits ends spaced apart, a plate secured at one of its ends to the ends ofsaid strip and at its opposite end to the central part of the strip,clamping members carried by said strip for holding the time piece inposition, means for adjusting one of said clamping members, and means011 the said plate for detachably engaging the bracket arm ,where- .bythe time piece, the strip, the clamping members and the said plate maybe removed from the bracket arm.

3. In a device for supporting time pieces, the combination with aflexible and elastic bracket arm, of means for detachably securing saidbracket arm to a cylindrical member, a metallic strip that is bent intocircular form with its ends spaced apart, a plate hav-.

said strip at points substantially opposite ithe said ends of thelatter, clamping members secured to the strip adjacent its ends, saidmembers being so shaped as to conform to the time piece, an. adjustingscrew threaded through the said strip at a point substantially oppositethe said clamping members, a clamping member pivoted on the inner end ofsaid screw, said latter clamping member being also shaped to conform tothe time piece, and means on said plate for detachably connecting thelatter to the bracket arm.

4:. In a device for supporting time pieces, the combination with aflexible and elastic bracket arm, of means for detachably securing saidbracket arm to a cylindrical member, a metallic strip that is bent intocircular form with'its ends spaced apart, a plate having a notch in oneof its ends, said plate bein attached on opposite sides of the said note1 to the ends of the said strip, and the other end oft-he plate beingsecured to the said strip at points substantially opposite the said endsof the strip, clamping memthrough the said strip at .a point substan--t-ially opposite the said clamping members, a clamping member pivoted onthe inner end of said screw, said latter clamping member being alsoshaped to conformto the time piece, and a socket on said plate intowhich the end of the bracket arm is adapted to project.

5. In a device forsupporting time pieces, the combination, with abracket, of a CiICTi lar-shaped strip having its ends spaced apart,clamping members carried by said strip at points near the end thereof,an adjustable clamping member mounted upon the said strip atsubstantially the central portion thereof, and means for securing thecircular strip to the bracket.

6. In a device for supporting time pieces, the convl'ination, with abracketarm, of a circular-shaped strip having its ends spaced apart,clamping members mounted upon said strip near the ends thereof, athreaded. opening in substantially the central portion of said strip, amember having screw-threaded engagement with the said strip andextending through opening, a clamping member mounted upon the end ofsaid member, and means for mounting the strip upon the bracket.

7 In a device for supporting time pieces, the combination, with abracket, of a circular shaped strip having its ends spaced apart,clamping members mounted upon the strip near the ends thereof, and anetidi In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix my titonei clamping tnembermount-3d on the signature in the presence of two witnesses. rmg atsubstantlally the Center portlon thereof, a bracing member engaging thering GEORGE WELLS 5 at its opposite ends, and a, detachable con:Witnesses: nection between the said. bracing member E. FoUTs,

andv the bracket. ZJ WARE STFMPF.

